 The Lady Tigers have never won both games in the road trip to Colorado College and UTEP.

 Memphis carries a seven-game road unbeaten streak (6-0-1) in C-USA matches into the weekend. The Lady Tigers last loss in C-USA action on the road came at UTEP on Sept. 26, 2010.

 With five upperclassmen (juniors/seniors) on the 2012 roster, Memphis is the second-youngest team in NCAA Division I Women's Soccer.

 Memphis is one of 14 teams in NCAA Division I Women's Soccer with all goalkeepers being freshmen, redshirt and/or true-freshmen.

 Head Coach Brooks Monaghan is in his 13th season at the helm of the University of Memphis women's soccer program. He earned his 150th career win against SEMO (Sept. 14) and has a career record of 155-89-15.

Stat Comparison

Memphis

Stat

CC

UTEP

8-3-0

Record

7-2-4

7-6-0

4-0-0

C-USA Record

2-1-1

0-4-0

3.09

Goals/Per

1.92

1.62

3.00

Assists/Per

1.54

1.62

.164

Shot Pct.

.117

.103

.469

SOG Pct.

.460

.486

18.8

Shots/Game

16.4

15.7

4.91

CK/Game

7.54

3.31

1.52

GAA

0.79

1.54

3.09

Saves/Per

4.31

3.08

Scouting Colorado CollegeColorado College enters their C-USA home opener with a 2-1-1 record in league play and an overall record of 7-2-4. The Colorado College Tigers battled back from a 2-0 deficit and earned a 2-2 draw at SMU on Sunday after winning 1-0 at Tulsa on Friday.

Jessie Ayers leads Colorado College with six goals on the season and has four assists to go with it. The Colorado College offense averages 1.92 goals-per game and earns seven or more corner kicks in each game.

In goal, Kate Scheele has seen the bulk of the minutes and Hanna Berglund has a third of the minutes. Scheele has a 0.90 goals-against average with 45 saves while Berglund has a 0.60 goals-against average with eight saves.

Inside the SeriesMemphis holds a 4-2 advantage in the series with Colorado College, earing wins in the last four meetings. Only one of the six meetings has been one by multiple goals, a 2-0 win for Memphis in 2009. The U of M has a 1-2 record at Colorado College, winning the last meeting 1-0.

Date

Location

Result

Oct. 13, 2006

at Colorado College

0-1, L

Oct. 5, 2008

at Colorado College

1-2, L

Oct. 4, 2009

at Memphis

2-0, W

Nov. 6, 2009

at C-USA Tourn.

1-0, W

Sept. 24, 2010

at Colorado College

1-0, W

Oct. 16, 2011

at Memphis

2-1, W

Scouting UTEPUTEP has played four-straight on the road to open C-USA play and sits a 0-4 in league play after suffering a 3-0 loss at SMU and a 2-1 loss at Tulsa on Sunday. Overall, the Miners are 7-6 on the season and 4-0 on the home pitch.

Tess Hall leads the Miners with six goals and six assists on the season. As a unit, UTEP averages 1.62 goals per game and 15.7 shots.

Sarah Dilling has played every minute in goal for the Miners and she sports a 1.52 goals-against average with three shutouts to her credit.

Inside the SeriesUTEP is the lone C-USA team to hold a series lead on the Lady Tigers and the U of M will seek to tie the series on Sunday at 5-5. Memphis is 2-2 in four matches against the Miners in El Paso and the Lady Tigers claimed the 2007 C-USA Tournament win in El Paso. Last year, Memphis used a golden goal by Kaitlyn Atkins to knock off the Miners in the C-USA final at Mike Rose Soccer Complex.

Date

Location

Result

Oct. 2, 2005

at Memphis

2-3, L

Nov. 2, 2005

at C-USA Tourn.

4-5, L

Oct. 15, 2006

at UTEP

1-4, L

Nov. 9, 2007

at C-USA Tourn.

1-0, W

Oct. 3, 2008

at UTEP

2-1, W

Oct. 2, 2009

at Memphis

2-3, L

Sept. 26, 2010

at UTEP

1-2, L

Oct. 14, 2011

at Memphis

3-0, W

Nov. 6, 2011

at C-USA Tourn.

2-1 (2OT), W

Comeback KidsMemphis has come-from-behind wins against Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee and UCF to its credit this season. Three comeback victories match the total from the last two seasons combined, and is the most in any season since 2006.

Year

Comeback Wins (Result)

2012

Vanderbilt (2-1, 2OT), MTSU (3-2), UCF (2-1, OT)

2011

Tulsa (2-1, OT)

2010

Ole Miss (2-1), Alabama (4-1)

2009

East Carolina (2-1)

2008

UAB (2-1)

2007

UAB (2-1, OT), Arkansas (2-1, 2OT)

2006

East Carolina (2-1), Rice (4-3), UCF (2-1)

2005

East Carolina (2-1, OT)

Record Book WatchWith two goals against East Carolin and Marshall last weekend, Christabel Oduro tied Shoko Mikami for fourth all-time with her 28 career goals. With seven points on the weekend, Oduro passed Christy Caswell for fifth place and is three points shy of Shoko Mikami (77) for fourth.

Where Do They Rank?Memphis' senior class has had an impressive run in their four-year careers, to the tune of a 61-15-4 (.788) record. The Lady Tigers are tied for fifth in the nation with Notre Dame (61-17-7) and Denver (61-14-5).

Oduro Sets RecordChristabel Oduro has scored a goal or registered an assist in eight-straight games, the first player in program history to achieve that feat. With a goal on Friday at Colorado College she'd become the first U of M player to score a goal in seven-straight matches. Oduro has scored in six-straight, equaling the mark of Kylie Hayes in 2005.

Defense Wins ChampionshipsSince the 2007 season, the Lady Tiger defense has helped the U of M to an 87-4-5 record when opponents score one or fewer goals. In that same span, Memphis has 62 shutouts.

Three Is The Magic NumberWhen scoring three or more goals in a match, the U of M carries an 93-6-2 record all-time. Under Head Coach Brooks Monaghan, Memphis is 72-3-2. In the past four seasons in which Memphis has five-straight championships, the record when scoring three or more goals is 38-0-2.

Spread The WealthIn Memphis' 5-0 win over SEMO on Sept. 14, five different players scored goals. The Lady Tigers sport a balanced offense as 10 players have scored goals and 14 players have assists.

Bounce BackMemphis carries an impressive 36-15-3 record following a loss, dating back to 2002. Looking more closely, the Lady Tigers are 17-1-1 following a loss since the 2007 season. Of the 17 wins following a loss, 15 have come via a shutout.

When We Were YoungHead Coach Brooks Monaghan has started seven or more underclassmen in all nine matches this season, with four or more of those eight being freshmen. Overall, Memphis has seen 11 or more underclassmen in games thus far with season-high 22 seeing action against SEMO on Sept. 14.

Memphis is tied with three other schools as the second-youngest squad in all of NCAA Division I Women's Soccer. Morehead State and Virginia Military Institute are statistically the youngest teams with four upperclassmen on their rosters. Memphis is tied with Washington State and Francis Marion for the second-fewest upperclassmen with five.

Coach Brooks MonaghanSince taking over the program in 2000, head coach Brooks Monaghan has compiled a record of 153-89-15 in 13 seasons. Monaghan has helped the program claim eight, 11-plus win seasons during his tenure. Below is a look at the milestone victories for Coach Monaghan.

Win #

Date

Opponent/Result

1

Aug. 25, 2000

San Francisco, 2-1

25

Oct. 8, 2003

UT Martin, 3-1

50

Oct. 23, 2005

Southern Miss, 5-1

75

Nov. 4, 2007

East Carolina, 2-1

100

Sept. 25, 2009

Southern Miss, 2-0

125

Nov. 7, 2010

#24 UCF, 1-0

150

Sept. 10, 2012

SEMO, 5-0

Monaghan has guided the Lady Tigers to an impressive 112-37-10 (.736) record since 2004. Just in the last four seasons, Memphis is 89-24-7 (.771).

Year

W-L (Pct)

C-USA (Pct)

2000

9-11-0 (.450)

3-8-0 (.273)

2001

5-13-1 (.289)

3-7-0 (.300)

2002

9-10-1 (.475)

5-5-0 (.500)

2003

5-10-3 (.361)

2-7-1 (.250)

2004

11-8-0 (.579)

5-5-0 (.500)

2005

12-7-0 (.632)

6-3-0 (.667)

2006

11-6-3 (.625)

6-2-2 (.700)

2007

17-4-1 (.795)

7-1-1 (.833)

2008

15-5-2 (.727)

8-2-1 (.773)

2009

16-7-0 (.696)

8-3-0 (.727)

2010

15-4-3 (.750)

7-1-3 (.773)

2011

22-1-1 (.938)

10-0-1 (.955)

2012

8-3-0 (.727)

4-0-0 (1.000)

Total

155-89-15 (.627)

104-56-10 (.641)

Roc-ToberSince 2006, Memphis sports a 39-7-6 record in the month of October. In fact, the U of M is unbeaten in its last 17 matches in October (13-0-4).

Where's The Finish?Memphis fields one of the youngest teams in NCAA Division I Soccer, so growing pains are expected. In the 2-1 loss at LSU on Sept. 10, Memphis out-shot the opposition 24-8 and held an 11-5 edge in shots on goal. The loss marked the third since 2008 when Memphis records 10 or more shots on goal in a match. In that span, Memphis is 23-3-3 when recording 10-plus shots on goal.

Looking closer, Memphis carries a 16-3-3 record when recording 20 or more shots in addition to 10 or more of those shots being on goal. The loss at LSU was the first since October 2, 2009 at UTEP where Memphis had 24 shots, 11 on goal.

Road WarriorsThe sign of a good team is its play on the road and the Lady Tigers have had some great success playing away from the Bluff City. In the last four plus seasons, Memphis is 36-8-3 in road games. The Lady Tigers are 21-3-3 in conference road games since the 2007 season.

ConnectMake sure you follow Memphis Women's Soccer on Facebook (www.facebook.com/MemphisWSoccer) and on Twitter (@MemphisWSoccer) for updates during games and throughout the season.

Up NextMemphis closes out the home schedule, hosting Rice (Oct. 11) and Houston (Oct. 14).